TV Guide This Week
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==A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 1 November 2008==
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==A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 8 November 2008==
Schedules are subject to change.
Schedules are subject to change.
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'''Speciale Questions Pour un Champion''' (TV5, 8pm Saturday)
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Highlights this week.
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:The 20th anniversary special.
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'''[[MobileAct Unsigned|Unsigned Act]]''' (C4, 12.40pm Sunday)
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'''Questions Pour un Champion''' (TV5, 8pm Saturday)
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:Lauren Laverne joins the judging panel.
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:The 20th anniversary special, and our excuse to review the French and UK formats in the next Week.
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'''Young Choristers of the Year''' (Radio 2, 8pm Sunday)
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'''[[House Guest]]''' (ITV, 2pm weekdays in most regions)
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:Charles Hazlewood introduces the final from St Paul's, recorded from last Friday.
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:A new series of the show that isn't Come Dine With Me.
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'''[[Kerwhizz]]''' (BBC1, 3.05 Monday)
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'''[[Spin Star]]''' (ITV, 3.15 weekdays in most regions)
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:Three teams of computer-generated characters answer questions that improve racing pods.
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:Bradley Walsh has a giant fruit machine.
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'''[[Who Goes There?]]''' (BBC7, 12.30 and 7.30 Wednesday)
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'''How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword''' (BBC4, 9pm Monday)
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:Martin Young hosts the famous people quiz, originally from January 2000.
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:Next week: How to Win at Mornington Crescent
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'''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]''' (BBC7, 12.30 and 7.30 Thursday)
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'''[[The Last Millionaire]]''' (BBC3, 9pm Wednesday)
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:A series of repeats.
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:Young people travel the world, setting up businesses in exotic cities. This week: Istanbul.
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'''[[Natural Born Sellers]]''' (ITV, 10.40 Thursday)
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:The grand final.
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#|Highlights]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday|Fri]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Challenge?|Challenge]]
Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#|Highlights]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday|Fri]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Challenge?|Challenge]]
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|0005||S4C || Celebrity Ding Dong
|0005||S4C || Celebrity Ding Dong
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|0315||BBC1|| Recipe for Success x2 <font color=red>New!</font>||With in-vision sign language translation.
 
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|0400||VIR1|| Takeshi's Castle x2||Also 1000.
|0400||VIR1|| Takeshi's Castle x2||Also 1000.
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|0450|| C4 || Countdown
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|0500|| C4 || Countdown
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|0600||VIR1|| Millionaire
|0600||VIR1|| Millionaire
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|0830||BBC2|| Gimme a Break
|0830||BBC2|| Gimme a Break
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|0900||CBBC|| Brain Jitsu
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|0900||CBBC|| Beat the Boss
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|0900||VIR1|| Ninja Warrior
|0900||VIR1|| Ninja Warrior
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|0900||DAVE|| Whose Line is it Anyway? x4
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|0900||DAVE|| Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
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|0900||BBC7|| Comedy Winners <font color=red>Special</font>||Includes episodes of The 99p Challenge (about 1000) and Whose Line (about 1100). Repeated 2000.
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|0930||TOON|| Skatoony||Also 2000.
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|1000||BBC1|| Ready Steady Cook
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|1030||BBC2|| Hot Rods
|1030||BBC2|| Hot Rods
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|1030||CBBC|| Get Your Own Back <font color=red>New!</font>
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|1030||CBBC|| Get Your Own Back
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|1100||Rad5|| Fighting Talk
|1100||Rad5|| Fighting Talk
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|1233||RCym|| Bwletin
|1233||RCym|| Bwletin
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|1405||ITV || Dancing on Ice The Live Tour <font color=red>Special</font>||Torvill and Dean are joined by stars from the various series to strut their stuff at the NIA. Hosted by Andi Peters; please let him take to the ice again.
 
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|1529||TV5M|| Questions pour un Champion
|1529||TV5M|| Questions pour un Champion
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|1600||C5US|| Whose Line x6
|1600||C5US|| Whose Line x6
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|1610||S4C || Deal or No Deal
 
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|1630||CITV|| Jungle Run
|1630||CITV|| Jungle Run
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|1630||BBC2|| Eggheads||Scotland only.
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|1700||TV3 || All Ireland County Quiz
|1700||TV3 || All Ireland County Quiz
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|1735||BBC1|| Hole in the Wall||Phil Tufnell and Carrie Grant. Wales 2200.
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|1730||BBC1|| Hole in the Wall||Neil and Christine Hamilton.
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|1745||BBC2|| Eggheads||Scotland only.
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|1800||CBBC|| Stake Out
|1800||CBBC|| Stake Out
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|1805||BBC1|| Strictly Come Dancing||Half-way through the series, apparently. Also BBC-HD.
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|1800||BBC1|| Strictly Come Dancing||Also BBC-HD.
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|1830||TV3 || All Star Mr and Mrs
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|1900||ITV || Harry Hill's TV Burp
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|1820||TV3 || All Star Mr and Mrs
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|1930||ITV || The X Factor||Also TV3. Coverage continues at 2150, and on ITV2.
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|1850||ITV || Harry Hill's TV Burp
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|2000||TV5 || Speciale Questions Pour un Champion <font color=red>Special</font>||Le vigntieme anniversaire.
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|1920||ITV || The X Factor||Also TV3. Coverage continues at 2135, and on ITV2.
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|2015||BBC1|| Who Dares Wins
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|2000||TV5 || Speciale Questions Pour un Champion||Le vigntieme anniversaire. It really does air this week.
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|2015||RTE1|| Winning Streak
|2015||RTE1|| Winning Streak
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|2100||DAVE|| Mock the Week night
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|2050||ITV || All-Star Family Fortunes||Paul Daniels and The Lovely Debbie McGee ''v'' Joe Swash, whoever he is.
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|2105||ITV || Family Fortunes||John Barnes (who may be rapping) plays Natasha Hamilton (who may be singing).
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|2105||BBC2|| Have I Got a Bit More News For You
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|2115||BBC2|| Have I Got a Bit More News For You||Tom Baker hosts, Chris Addison guests.
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|2235||TV5M|| Pékin Express
|2235||TV5M|| Pékin Express
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|0035||BBC2|| Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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|0000||BBC2|| Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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|0400||VIR1|| Takeshi's Castle x2||Also 1000.
|0400||VIR1|| Takeshi's Castle x2||Also 1000.
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|0500|| C4 || Countdown
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|0455|| C4 || Countdown
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|0500||VIR1|| Gladiators||Also 0800.
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|0600||VIR1|| Millionaire
|0600||VIR1|| Millionaire
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|0735|| C4 || Adrenalin Rush <font color=red>New!</font>||The Intelligent Sports Grand Prix, from Scotland. Also S4C.
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|0800||VIR1|| Fort Boyard <font color=red>New!</font>
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|0820||CBBC|| Best of Friends||Also 1330.
|0820||CBBC|| Best of Friends||Also 1330.
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|0900||BBC2|| Escape from Scorpion Island||Also CBBC 1200.
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|0900||BBC2|| Escape from Scorpion Island||The Last Gasp, a game that really worried the stunt co-ordinator. Also CBBC 1200.
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|0900||Mor4|| Scrapheap Challenge x4
|0900||Mor4|| Scrapheap Challenge x4
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|0900||VIR1|| Ninja Warrior x2
|0900||VIR1|| Ninja Warrior x2
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|0900||DAVE|| Whose Line is it Anyway? x4
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|0930||TOON|| Skatoony||Also 2000.
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|1200||BBC7|| Chairman Humph <font color=red>Special</font>||Another chance to hear Stephen Fry's tribute.
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|1204||Rad4|| The Write Stuff
|1204||Rad4|| The Write Stuff
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|1240|| C4 || Unsigned Act <font color=red>New!</font>
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|1315|| C4 || Unsigned Act
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|1325||ITV || The X Factor||TV3 1115.
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|1530||CBBC|| Trapped!
|1530||CBBC|| Trapped!
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|1535||C5US|| Whose Line x5
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|1600||BBC2|| Chasing the Dollar||NI only.
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|1615||ITV || The X Factor||TV3 1120.
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|1630||CITV|| Jungle Run
|1630||CITV|| Jungle Run
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|1635||Mor4|| Come Dine With Me x5
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|1640||Mor4|| Come Dine With Me x5
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|1700||BBC2|| Chasing the Dollar <font color=red>Special</font>||Finding the Young Entrepreneur of the Year. NI only.
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|1700|| C4 || Deal or No Deal
|1700|| C4 || Deal or No Deal
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|2000||DAVE|| Dragons' Den
|2000||DAVE|| Dragons' Den
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|2000||Rad2|| Young Choristers of the Year <font color=red>Special</font>||Charles Hazlewood introduces the final from St Paul's, recorded from last Friday.
 
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|2015||BBC1|| Strictly Come Dancing||Results.
|2015||BBC1|| Strictly Come Dancing||Results.
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|2100||BBC3|| Celebrity Scissorhands
|2100||BBC3|| Celebrity Scissorhands
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|2100||DAVE|| Mock the Week
 
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|2140||DAVE|| Argumental
 
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|2200||BBC7|| The News Quiz
|2200||BBC7|| The News Quiz
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|0325||VIR1|| The Pyramid Show With Donny Osmond <font color=red>New!</font>
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|0325||VIR1|| The Pyramid Show With Donny Osmond x2
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|0415||VIR1|| Takeshi's Castle||Also 0700.
|0415||VIR1|| Takeshi's Castle||Also 0700.
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|1015||TV5M|| Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
|1015||TV5M|| Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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|1200||STYL|| Flog It
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|1100||CBBC|| Get 100
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|1130||CBBC|| Clutter Nutters
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|1215||BBC1|| Bargain Hunt
|1215||BBC1|| Bargain Hunt
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|1330||S4C || Deal or No Deal
|1330||S4C || Deal or No Deal
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|1335||C5US|| Whose Line x5||Two more at 1900.
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|1340||C5US|| Whose Line x5||Two more at 1900.
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|1400||ITV || House Guest <font color=red>New!</font>||Not STV.
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|1400||WTCH|| Bargain Hunt
|1400||WTCH|| Bargain Hunt
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|1450|| C5 || Going for Gold Extra
|1450|| C5 || Going for Gold Extra
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|1525|| C4 || Countdown||In dictionary corner: Ranulph Fienes.
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|1515||ITV || Spin Star <font color=red>New!</font>||STV 1400.
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|1525|| C4 || Countdown||In dictionary corner: Paul Zenon (Mo), John Inverdale.
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|1529||TV5M|| Questions pour un Champion
|1529||TV5M|| Questions pour un Champion
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|1630||CITV|| Scary Sleepover
|1630||CITV|| Scary Sleepover
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|1700||ITV || Goldenballs||UTV 1400, STV 1630.
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|1700||ITV || Goldenballs||Not UTV, STV 1445.
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|1700||TOON|| Skatoony||Also 2000.
|1700||TOON|| Skatoony||Also 2000.
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|1830||BBC2|| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two||Scotland: not Thursday.
|1830||BBC2|| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two||Scotland: not Thursday.
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|2000||BBC3|| Celebrity Scissorhands||Mo, Th: 2000.
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|2000||BBC3|| Celebrity Scissorhands||Mo, Th: 2000, not Fr.
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|0500||VIR1|| Gladiators.
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|0500||VIR1|| Fort Boyard
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|1330||Rad4|| Brain of Britain 2008||(6/17)
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|1330||Rad4|| Brain of Britain 2008||(7/17)
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|1505||BBC1|| Kerwhizz <font color=red>New!</font>||Three teams of computer-generated characters answer questions that improve racing pods.
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|1505||BBC1|| Kerwhizz
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|1605||BBC1|| Get 100
|1605||BBC1|| Get 100
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|1830||Rad4|| The Write Stuff||(5/6) DH Lawrence is pastiched, Sue Limb and Andrew Motion guest.
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|1830||Rad4|| The Write Stuff||(6/6) Robert Burns is sniggered at, with Harry Ritchie and Simon Brett joining the crew.
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|1830||S4C || Pen Campau||Ysgol Dyffryn Aman -v- Ysgol Gwynllyw.
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|1830||S4C || Pen Campau||Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi (Llandysul) ''v'' Ysgol Bro Ddyfi (Machynlleth)
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|2030||BBC4|| Only Connect
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|2000||BBC2|| University Challenge <font color=red>Continues</font>||(17/31) Back into the second round, with LSE ''v'' Selwyn Cambridge. Scotland 2030.
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|2100|| C5 || Unbreakable||This week, the team are swimming with seals.
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|2030||BBC4|| Only Connect||Into the quarter-finals.
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|2100|| C5 || Unbreakable||This week, the team are wrestling with alligators.
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|2100||BBC4|| How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword <font color=red>New!</font>
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|2100||ITV2|| Hell's Kitchen USA
|2100||ITV2|| Hell's Kitchen USA
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|2100||DAVE|| QI
|2100||DAVE|| QI
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|2100||LIV || America's Next Top Model
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|2100||TV3 || The Apprentice
|2100||TV3 || The Apprentice
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|2140||DAVE|| Argumental||Guests: Ed Byrne, CAUTION: Jimmy Carr.
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|2140||DAVE|| Argumental||Guests: Johnny Vegas, Robin Ince.
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|2200||BBC2|| Have I Got News For You||England and Wales analogue only.
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|2200||BBC2|| Have I Got News For You||England, Wales analogue only; 2W 2350.
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|2200||TG4 || Paisean Faisean
|2200||TG4 || Paisean Faisean
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|2220||DAVE|| Mock the Week
|2220||DAVE|| Mock the Week
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|2235||BBC1|| A Question of Sport||Scotland 2320, NI 0005.
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|2300||DAVE|| Buzzcocks
|2300||DAVE|| Buzzcocks
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|1230||BBC7|| Counterpoint 2005||Also 1930.
|1230||BBC7|| Counterpoint 2005||Also 1930.
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|1605||BBC1|| Raven||Week 3, day 1. Also BBC-HD, 1920.
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|1605||BBC1|| Raven||Week 3, day 3. Also BBC-HD, 1920.
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|1900||DAVE|| Dragons' Den
|1900||DAVE|| Dragons' Den
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|2100||BBC3|| Last Man Standing||4: Wauja Canoe Race
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|2000||ITV || Millionaire
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|2100||BBC3|| Last Man Standing||5: Bhutanese Archery
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|2100||BBC4|| The Book Quiz
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|2100||DAVE|| Buzzcocks
|2100||DAVE|| Buzzcocks
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|2100||Mor4|| Come Dine With Me <font color=red>Special</font>||Celebrities.
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|2100||Mor4|| Come Dine With Me||Celebrities.
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|2140||DAVE|| HIGNFY
|2140||DAVE|| HIGNFY
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|2200||BBC4|| The Book Quiz
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|2340||TMF || Buzzcocks
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|0020||DAVE|| QI
|0020||DAVE|| QI
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|1230||BBC7|| Who Goes There? <font color=red>New!</font>||Also 1930.
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|0415||BBC1|| Recipe for Success||With in-vision sign language translation.
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|1230||BBC7|| Who Goes There?||Also 1930.
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|1605||BBC1|| Get 100
|1605||BBC1|| Get 100
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|1723||TV5M|| Pékin Express||The journey continues.
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|1723||TV5M|| Pékin Express
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|2000||TG4 || Nollaig No. 1
|2000||TG4 || Nollaig No. 1
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|2025||S4C || Casa Dudley <font color=red>New!</font>||Cooking in Spain.
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|2025||S4C || Casa Dudley
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|2100||BBC3|| The Last Millionaire <font color=red>New!</font>||(1/6) Istanbul.
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|2200||BBC2|| Mock the Week
|2200||BBC2|| Mock the Week
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|2200||ITV2|| Celebrity Juice||Amongst the panelists are Shaun Williamson of 24 Hour Quiz and Jason Gardiner of Dancing on Ice.
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|2200||ITV2|| Celebrity Juice||Guests include Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and George Lamb. If that's the best they can do, just cancel the show.
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|2300||TMF || Buzzcocks
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|2320||DAVE|| Mock the Week
|2320||DAVE|| Mock the Week
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|0415||BBC1|| Recipe for Success||With in-vision sign language translation.
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|0355||BBC1|| Recipe for Success||With in-vision sign language translation.
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|1230||BBC7|| I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue <font color=red>New!</font>||An episode from January 1989. Also 1930.
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|1230||BBC7|| I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue||An episode from June 2002. Also 1930.
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|1605||BBC1|| Raven||Week 3, day 2. Also BBC-HD, 1920.
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|1605||BBC1|| Raven||Week 3, day 4. Also BBC-HD, 1920.
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|1635||BBC1|| Election||(4/10) Public speaking
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|1635||BBC1|| Election||(5/10) Etiquette and manners are on trial this week, with an ambassador's reception.
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|1640||S4C || Be Nesa?
|1640||S4C || Be Nesa?
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|2000|| C4 || Celebrity Come Dine With Me <font color=red>New!</font>||A new episode of the show that isn't House Guest.
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|2000||SKY1|| Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old
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|2100||BBC2|| Never Mind the Buzzcocks||Not 2W.
|2100||BBC2|| Never Mind the Buzzcocks||Not 2W.
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|2200|| C4 || 8 Out of 10 Cats||S4C 2355.
|2200|| C4 || 8 Out of 10 Cats||S4C 2355.
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|2240||ITV || Natural Born Sellers||In this week's final, the remaining three are selling horses. In a surprise twist, this nag is being sold to benefit the referee's charity. Scotland 2240 next Monday.
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|2300||TMF || Buzzcocks x2
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|2350||BBC2|| QI||Wales only.
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|0325||BBC1|| Recipe for Success x2||With in-vision sign language translation.
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|0355||BBC1|| Recipe for Success||With in-vision sign language translation.
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|0600||GOLD|| Generation Game Now and Then
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|1230||BBC7|| Just a Minute||A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Dara O'Braian, Lee Mack, Paul Merton, Clement Freud. From August 2004; also 1930.
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|1230||BBC7|| Just a Minute||A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Liza Tarbuck, Julian Clary. From August 2004; also 1930.
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|1625||S4C || Herio'r Ddraig
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|1715||CBBC|| Stake Out
|1715||CBBC|| Stake Out
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|1830||Rad4|| The News Quiz
|1830||Rad4|| The News Quiz
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|1900||BBC1|| Children in Need of Assistance <font color=red>Special</font>||The annual charity appeal includes the Strictly Come Dancing presenters taking the floor.
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|1900||DAVE|| Whose Line x2
|1900||DAVE|| Whose Line x2
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|1930||BBC1|| A Question of Sport
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|2000||BBC2|| Mastermind||The Coventry Blitz, The Scottish Enlightenment, The Amelia Peabody Novels, The Merthyr Rising of 1831. Not Wales.
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|2000||BBC2|| Mastermind||Victoria Cross, Bobby Fischer, Le Mans 24 Hour Race, Thomas Cochrane. Not 2W.
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|2030||BBC4|| Only Connect
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|2100||BBC1|| Have I Got News for You||Scotland 2340.
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|2100||ITV2|| Biggins Goes Back <font color=red>Special</font>||Christopher Biggins previews this year's I'm a Celeb, which starts all too soon.
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|2100||DAVE|| Buzzcocks
|2100||DAVE|| Buzzcocks
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|2100||WTCH|| Ballroom With the B-List
|2100||WTCH|| Ballroom With the B-List
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|2200||BBC2|| QI||Not NI, 2W.
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|2200||BBC2|| QI Children in Need of Assistance Special
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|2200|| C4 || Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
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|2240||DAVE|| Argumental
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|2315|| C4 || The Big Fat 25th Anniversary Quiz <font color=red>Special</font>||So old, people still think Russell Brand was popular.
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|0100||Gambling
|0100||Gambling
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|0300||Pyramid Game With Donny Osmond x2||To 0400.
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|0300||Eggheads x2||To 0400.
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|0700||House of Games x2
|0700||House of Games x2
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|0900||Takeshi
|0900||Takeshi
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|1000||Don't Try This at Home
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|1000||The Moment of Truth
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|1100||Fear Factor
|1100||Fear Factor
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|1200||The Crystal Maze
|1200||The Crystal Maze
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|1300||Millionaire
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|1300||Ready Steady Cook
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|1330||Can't Cook Won't Cook
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|1400||Take It or Leave It
|1400||Take It or Leave It
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|0000||Home Video Heroezzz||To 0100.
|0000||Home Video Heroezzz||To 0100.
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|0300||Eggheads x2||To 0400.
 
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|1400||Home Video Heroezzz x2
|1400||Home Video Heroezzz x2
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|1500||One Versus One Hundred
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|1500||Take It or Leave It
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|1600||Millionaire
|1600||Millionaire
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|2100||Take It or Leave It
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|2200||8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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|2200||One Versus One Hundred
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Revision as of 18:19, 6 November 2008

Contents

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 8 November 2008

Schedules are subject to change.

Highlights this week.

Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 8pm Saturday)

The 20th anniversary special, and our excuse to review the French and UK formats in the next Week.

House Guest (ITV, 2pm weekdays in most regions)

A new series of the show that isn't Come Dine With Me.

Spin Star (ITV, 3.15 weekdays in most regions)

Bradley Walsh has a giant fruit machine.

How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword (BBC4, 9pm Monday)

Next week: How to Win at Mornington Crescent

The Last Millionaire (BBC3, 9pm Wednesday)

Young people travel the world, setting up businesses in exotic cities. This week: Istanbul.

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Saturday

0005S4C Celebrity Ding Dong
0400VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 1000.
0500 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0800VIR1 Gladiators
0825CBBC Best of FriendsAlso 1330.
0830BBC2 Gimme a Break
0900CBBC Beat the Boss
0900VIR1 Ninja Warrior
0900DAVE Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
0930TOON SkatoonyAlso 2000.
1000BBC1 Ready Steady Cook
1030BBC2 Hot Rods
1030CBBC Get Your Own Back
1100Rad5 Fighting Talk
1100CBBC 50/50
1200CBBC Hider In the House
1228Rad4 The News Quiz
1233RCym Bwletin
1529TV5M Questions pour un Champion
1530CBBC Trapped!
1600C5US Whose Line x6
1630CITV Jungle Run
1630BBC2 EggheadsScotland only.
1700TV3 All Ireland County Quiz
1730BBC1 Hole in the WallNeil and Christine Hamilton.
1800CBBC Stake Out
1800BBC1 Strictly Come DancingAlso BBC-HD.
1820TV3 All Star Mr and Mrs
1850ITV Harry Hill's TV Burp
1920ITV The X FactorAlso TV3. Coverage continues at 2135, and on ITV2.
2000TV5 Speciale Questions Pour un ChampionLe vigntieme anniversaire. It really does air this week.
2015RTE1 Winning Streak
2050ITV All-Star Family FortunesPaul Daniels and The Lovely Debbie McGee v Joe Swash, whoever he is.
2105BBC2 Have I Got a Bit More News For You
2235TV5M Pékin Express
2300Rad4 Brain of Britain

Sunday

0000BBC2 Never Mind the Buzzcocks
0400VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 1000.
0455 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0800VIR1 Fort Boyard New!
0820CBBC Best of FriendsAlso 1330.
0900BBC2 Escape from Scorpion IslandThe Last Gasp, a game that really worried the stunt co-ordinator. Also CBBC 1200.
0900Mor4 Scrapheap Challenge x4
0900VIR1 Ninja Warrior x2
0930TOON SkatoonyAlso 2000.
1204Rad4 The Write Stuff
1315 C4 Unsigned Act
1530CBBC Trapped!
1600BBC2 Chasing the DollarNI only.
1615ITV The X FactorTV3 1120.
1630CITV Jungle Run
1640Mor4 Come Dine With Me x5
1700 C4 Deal or No Deal
2000DAVE Dragons' Den
2015BBC1 Strictly Come DancingResults.
2100BBC3 Celebrity Scissorhands
2200BBC7 The News Quiz

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Weekdays

0325VIR1 The Pyramid Show With Donny Osmond x2
0415VIR1 Takeshi's CastleAlso 0700.
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0730BBC2 50/50Also CBBC 1025.
0800BBC2 Basil's Game Show
0930 C4 The Deadly Knowledge Show
0930CBBS The Shiny ShowAlso 1230.
0945TV5M Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000CBBC Best of Friends
1015TV5M Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1100CBBC Get 100
1130CBBC Clutter Nutters
1215BBC1 Bargain Hunt
1245 C5 Going for Gold
1330S4C Deal or No Deal
1340C5US Whose Line x5Two more at 1900.
1400ITV House Guest New!Not STV.
1400WTCH Bargain Hunt
1415S4C Countdown
1450 C5 Going for Gold Extra
1515ITV Spin Star New!STV 1400.
1525 C4 CountdownIn dictionary corner: Paul Zenon (Mo), John Inverdale.
1529TV5M Questions pour un Champion
1600ITV School for Cooks
1615 C4 Deal or No Deal
1630BBC2 Are You an Egghead?
1630CITV Scary Sleepover
1700ITV GoldenballsNot UTV, STV 1445.
1700TOON SkatoonyAlso 2000.
1715BBC1 The Weakest Link
1800BBC2 EggheadsScotland: not Thursday.
1830BBC2 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes TwoScotland: not Thursday.
2000BBC3 Celebrity ScissorhandsMo, Th: 2000, not Fr.

Monday

0500VIR1 Fort Boyard
1330Rad4 Brain of Britain 2008(7/17)
1505BBC1 Kerwhizz
1605BBC1 Get 100
1830Rad4 The Write Stuff(6/6) Robert Burns is sniggered at, with Harry Ritchie and Simon Brett joining the crew.
1830S4C Pen CampauYsgol Dyffryn Teifi (Llandysul) v Ysgol Bro Ddyfi (Machynlleth)
2000BBC2 University Challenge Continues(17/31) Back into the second round, with LSE v Selwyn Cambridge. Scotland 2030.
2030BBC4 Only ConnectInto the quarter-finals.
2100 C5 UnbreakableThis week, the team are wrestling with alligators.
2100BBC4 How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword New!
2100ITV2 Hell's Kitchen USA
2100DAVE QI
2100LIV America's Next Top Model
2100TV3 The Apprentice
2140DAVE ArgumentalGuests: Johnny Vegas, Robin Ince.
2200BBC2 Have I Got News For YouEngland, Wales analogue only; 2W 2350.
2200TG4 Paisean Faisean
2220DAVE Mock the Week
2235BBC1 A Question of SportScotland 2320, NI 0005.
2300DAVE Buzzcocks

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Tuesday

1230BBC7 Counterpoint 2005Also 1930.
1605BBC1 RavenWeek 3, day 3. Also BBC-HD, 1920.
1900DAVE Dragons' Den
2000ITV Millionaire
2100BBC3 Last Man Standing5: Bhutanese Archery
2100BBC4 The Book Quiz
2100DAVE Buzzcocks
2100Mor4 Come Dine With MeCelebrities.
2140DAVE HIGNFY
2340TMF Buzzcocks

Wednesday

0020DAVE QI
0415BBC1 Recipe for SuccessWith in-vision sign language translation.
1230BBC7 Who Goes There?Also 1930.
1605BBC1 Get 100
1723TV5M Pékin Express
2000TG4 Nollaig No. 1
2025S4C Casa Dudley
2100BBC3 The Last Millionaire New!(1/6) Istanbul.
2200BBC2 Mock the Week
2200ITV2 Celebrity JuiceGuests include Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and George Lamb. If that's the best they can do, just cancel the show.
2300TMF Buzzcocks
2320DAVE Mock the Week

Thursday

0355BBC1 Recipe for SuccessWith in-vision sign language translation.
1230BBC7 I'm Sorry I Haven't a ClueAn episode from June 2002. Also 1930.
1605BBC1 RavenWeek 3, day 4. Also BBC-HD, 1920.
1635BBC1 Election(5/10) Etiquette and manners are on trial this week, with an ambassador's reception.
1640S4C Be Nesa?
2000 C4 Celebrity Come Dine With Me New!A new episode of the show that isn't House Guest.
2000SKY1 Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old
2100BBC2 Never Mind the BuzzcocksNot 2W.
2200 C4 8 Out of 10 CatsS4C 2355.
2300TMF Buzzcocks x2
2350BBC2 QIWales only.

Friday

0355BBC1 Recipe for SuccessWith in-vision sign language translation.
1230BBC7 Just a MinuteA panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Dara O'Braian, Lee Mack, Paul Merton, Clement Freud. From August 2004; also 1930.
1715CBBC Stake Out
1730NICK Design Academy
1803RCym Bwletin
1830Rad4 The News Quiz
1900BBC1 Children in Need of Assistance SpecialThe annual charity appeal includes the Strictly Come Dancing presenters taking the floor.
1900DAVE Whose Line x2
2000BBC2 MastermindThe Coventry Blitz, The Scottish Enlightenment, The Amelia Peabody Novels, The Merthyr Rising of 1831. Not Wales.
2100ITV2 Biggins Goes Back SpecialChristopher Biggins previews this year's I'm a Celeb, which starts all too soon.
2100DAVE Buzzcocks
2100WTCH Ballroom With the B-List
2200BBC2 QI Children in Need of Assistance Special
2240DAVE Argumental
2315 C4 The Big Fat 25th Anniversary Quiz SpecialSo old, people still think Russell Brand was popular.

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Challenge?

Saturday

0000Unbeatable Banzuke
0100Gambling
0300Eggheads x2To 0400.
0700House of Games x2
0800The Amazing Race
0900Takeshi
1000The Moment of Truth
1100Fear Factor
1200The Crystal Maze
1300Ready Steady Cook
1330Can't Cook Won't Cook
1400Take It or Leave It
1500Bruce's Price is Right x2
1600Wipeout x2
1700Catchphrase x2
1800Take Your Pick x2
1900Bullseye x2
2000Family Fortunes x2
2100Millionaire
2200Take It or Leave It
2300Home Video Heroezzz

Sunday

As Saturday except

0000Home Video HeroezzzTo 0100.

Monday

0000Home Video Heroezzz
0100Gambling
0300Eggheads x2To 0400.
0700Takeshi
0730Ninja Warrior
0800Unbeatable Banzuke x2
0900Supermarket Sweep x2
1000Catchphrase x2
1100Wipeout x2
1200Family Fortunes x2
1300It's Not What You Know
1400Home Video Heroezzz x2
1500Take It or Leave It
1600Millionaire
1700Takeshi
1730Ninja Warrior
1800Unbeatable Banzuke x2
1900Home Video Heroezzz
2000Family Fortunes x2
2100Take It or Leave It
2200One Versus One Hundred
2300Millionaire

Tuesday - Friday

As Monday except

0000Unbeatable BanzukeTo 0100.

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Channel abbreviations

4MUS4 Music
ABSRAbsolute Radio
ALBABBC Alba
BBC1BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
2W BBC2 Wales digital service
BBC3BBC3
BBC4BBC4
BBC7BBC7 (Radio)
BOOMBoomerang
BORDBorder (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
BRVOBravo
C5 Five
CBBCCBBC
CBBSCbeebies
CLASClassic FM (Radio)
DAVEDave
DISCDiscovery
DISNDisney Channel
DRAMUKTV Drama
DRT Discovery Real Time
DSCIDiscovery Science
ESPTEurosport
ESP2Eurosport 2
GOLDUKTV Gold
HLMKHallmark
ITV ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2ITV2
ITV3ITV3
ITV4ITV4
LIV UK Living TV
LIV2UK Living TV 2
MOR4More 4
NICKNickelodeon
PCM1Paramount Comedy 1
PCM2Paramount Comedy 2
Rad1BBC Radio 1
Rad2BBC Radio 2
Rad3BBC Radio 3
Rad4BBC Radio 4
Rad5BBC Radio 5
RCymBBC Radio Cymru
RSctBBC Radio Scotland
RUlsBBC Radio Ulster
RWalBBC Radio Wales
RTE1RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4C S4C (analogue)
S4CDS4C Digidol
SCI Sci-Fi
SKY1Sky One
SKY2Sky Two
SKY3Sky Three
STV STV (ITV in North and Central Scotland)
TLKSTalk Sport (radio)
TV3 TV3 (Irish)
TV5MTV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4 TG 4 (Irish)
UTV Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
VIR1Virgin 1
WTCHWatch

See also

TV Guide Last Week

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